Ontario International Airport

Ontario International Airport Adopts New Name of LA/Ontario International Airport

It's official - as of 2006, Ontario International Airport was renamed the LA/Ontario International Airport instead. The move to rename the Ontario, California public airport was initiated so that people would not think that the airport is located within Ontario, Canada - and also to bring in travelers who would otherwise have gone to the nearby Los Angeles International Airport.

Expansion plans of the airport

Ontario International Airport presently operates three major terminals, though big changes are currently planned for those terminals. Under the existing master plan for the airport, the present international terminal is to be demolished so that the current Terminal 1 can assume responsibility for international passengers. Five new terminals are set to be built among the current Terminals 2 and 4. Southwest Airlines gets exclusive use of one of those terminals. Another terminal will be devoted to United Airlines alone. Other carriers serving the airport will have to share use of the other three terminals left.

Airport is popular movie location

Many Hollywood films have used the Ontario International Airport as the backdrop and location of scenes in their scripts. Even television commercials and hit television shows have followed suit as well. For example, the film Red Eye was shot within Ontario International Airport back in 2005. The action series "24" situated one season's plot context in the airport which was allegedly taken over by terrorists. Another film called Zodiac (released in 2007) also based its final scenes in the airport. Advantages and disadvantages of the airport over LAX One reason for all this attention from movie and tv production outfits could be the great modern facilities within the airport. Another thing that draws travelers to Ontario International Airport is that, compared to LAX (or Los Angeles International Airport), traffic is less at Ontario. Ontario has many major carriers under its roster of airlines serving the airport. However, prices of flights at Ontario are a bit higher than those at LAX. Still, corporate executives seem to prefer Ontario International Airport over LAX anyway. Airport officials designed Ontario International Airport terminal gates to follow a linear pattern which greatly helps reduce air travel delays by allowing airplanes to follow the least arduous traffic pattern for both landing and departure flights. Los Angeles International Airport, on the other hand, is presently beset by traffic congestion and delays which gives it a poor customer service reputation among air transportation passengers and the industry itself.

Carriers serving the airport

Ontario International Airport presently enjoys the services of well-known airlines such as: US Airways, United Express, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Jet Blue, Express Jet, Delta Airlines, Continental Airlines, Azteca, ATA, American Airlines, America West, Alaska Airlines, and Aeromexico. These carriers benefit from the vibrant air travel activities for business and leisure of almost 5 million passengers in east Los Angeles County, north Orange County, Riverside County, and San Bernardino County within the state of California. So choose Orlando International Airport now as your Southern California air travel destination.

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